Why the Box-IBM Partnership Matters A Lot

The announcement that Box and IBM had formed a partnership was interesting not for the details but for the strategic value to Box. As with the Microsoft partnership this further validated Box as a serious business software company. The Microsoft partnership, which saw...

User Experience Trumps Feature Load

As I was conducting my research on the enterprise chat segment of the collaboration and communication market, I reviewed a number of products in that space. What struck me most was the simplicity of the products. Not that the code wasn’t complex – a lot of what...

Can my SmartWatch ever be a “Classic”?

Last week, I caught up with a good friend, Bob Brumfield in New York City. As we sat having a drink, we happened to eye another patron glancing at his watch. It was a classic Breguet. I ogled the watch in great envy. I asked Bob whether he invested in an Apple Watch....

Informatica World Day 3 Overview

The final day of Informatica World was dominated by the breakout sessions and the closing keynotes. The closing keynotes featured two topics that were of particular interest. The first was the Informatica’s focus on customer personae. Specifically, Informatica is...